Improvement in horse hay-rakes



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GUYE. OA'RLETON,`OF OLD TOWN, MAINE.

LettersPatent No. V107,660, datedseptember 27, 1870./

IMPROVEMENT vIN HORSE HAY-RAKES.

The S'chcdnl..- referred to in these Letters Patent and making pm of the same'.

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that'l', GUY mmwn'rox, of O ld Town, lnithe county of Penobscot and State of Mame, have lnvented a new and useful Improvement inl Horse Hay-Rakes5. and do hereby declare that" thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, 'which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the saine, reference being had to the "accompanying drawing forming partot' this specification. i.

Figure 1 is a detail vertical section ot my improved rake, taken through the line :c x, fig. 2.

Figure 2 is `:t top View of the same: Y,

Similar lett-crsot reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to improve the cou- -struction of horse hay-ra-kcs; and

, D are the l'aketceth, which are made in about the I sha1` eshown iu iig. 1, and the upper ends of which pass throughthe rear arms of the two-armed brackets E, and are secured to` the forward arms of' said brackets E. l

The brackets E are placed upon a rod, 14, extending along the upper side of the axle-tree B, and the ends of which-are secured to eye-bolts or other snpl ports attached to said axlc-tree.

'Ille brackets E are 'kept at -the proper distance apart, upon the rod l, by'tubular washers, G, placed upon. the said rod between the said brackets.

H are bars through holes, in .the middle part of which pass the axles of the axle-'tree B, so that the said arms may ride Vupon the said axle-tree close to the inner end s of the hubs ot' the wheels C.

The forward and rear ends of the vbars 1I arecon nected respectively by the bars I J, running parallel with the axle-tree B, as shown in fig. 2.

K is a short cross or foot-bar, to the middle part ot which is attached the upper end of the .short vertical shaft L, which passes down through the middle partof the bar I, and to which is attached a short crossbar, M, to the ends ot' which are pivoted'the inner ends of the bars or rods N, the outer ends otwhich pass 'through holes in the forward parts of the swinging.;- bars H, and are so formed that, when pushed outward, they may engage with the ratchet-teeth or wheels O, formed upon or attached'to the inner ends "of the hubs ot' the wheels By this construction, when a sutie-ient quantity of hay has been collected by the rake, the driver .operrites the cross-bar K with his foot, to force the bars or rods N ontward,'to\cause their outer ends to engage with the ratchet-teeth O. 4This causes the frame H I J to be` carried around by and with the wheels C, so that the rear bar J will corne in `contact with the teeth D or the rear arms of thebraekets E, and thus raise the rake-teeth from the ground, dropping the collected hay.

As the frame l-I l J is being carried around with the wheels C, the end ot' the cross-bar K strikes against an arm or stop, P, attached to the cross-bar ot' the thills A, or to some other convenient support. This draws the bars or rods N inward, and allows the teeth E to drop hack to the ground by their'own weight, to again collect the hay. Y

I am aware that rakes have been constructed so that the rake may be raised to discharge the collected hay by the'advance ofthe machine. This I do not claim; but

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters 'Pateut The combination otftoot-bar K, cross-bar'M, pin L, 1rods N, frame H I J, and stop I', all constructed and relatively arranged as specified, to operate in connection with the ratchet-teeth on wheels O, for the purpose 'set forth. M

GUY E; OARLETON. fitnesses z C. Af BAILEY, O. H. OARLETON.' 

